Vocabulary
Before WWII
WWII
Hitler/Germany
Aftermath of WWII
100
What is a Ghetto?
What is a poor area of the city where Jews were segregated.
100
What country suffered because they had to pay back war debts after WWI?
What is Germany
100
What event started WWII?
What is the German invasion of Poland
100
What is blitzkrieg?
What is surprise attack using fast moving tanks and airplanes followed by soldiers
100
How did WWII end in the Pacific?
What is dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
200
What is the Final Solution?
What is Hitler's plan to kill all Jews
200
Who was Sigmund Freud?
What is the man who came up with the idea that females love their fathers and males love their mothers. Was a FREAK!
200
Why did the Japanese invade China?
What is for raw materials, land, and markets
200
What was Hitler's book that stated his beliefs and goals for Germany?
What is the Mein Kampf
200
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
What is the American General who drew up the Japanese Constitution and helped rebuild Japan.
300
What is discrimination or hostility toward Jews
What is anti-semitism
300
What political movement gained appeal during the global depression?
What is fascism
300
What is the battle of Stalingrad?
What is a major turning point battle for the ALLIES in Europe between Germany and the Soviet Union. Soviets won.
300
Who were the S.S.?
What is Hitler's secret police and body guards
300
Who were the three main leaders after WWII?
What is Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill
400
What is Fascism?
What is a military political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and its leader
400
What is the decision to give into aggression to keep peace?
What is appeasement
400
What is the battle of the Philippine Islands?
What is a battle between Japan and US where US lost and it was a turning point in favor of the AXIS
400
Why did the Nazis hate the Jews?
What is they blamed them for ALL of Germany's problems
400
What were the major parts of the Japanese rebuilding plan?
What is 1. Create New Constitution 2. Eliminate Japanese Army 3. Peasants granted land 4. Create democratic government
500
Who is Il Duce?
What is the fascist leader of Italy during WWII
500
In what ways were Hitler's totalitarian Germany similar to Mussolini's totalitarian Italy?
What is 1. censored media 2. creation of secret police 3. outlawed all political parties except their own
500
What were the two major sides of WWII and which countries were in each side?
What is the Allies: England, France, US Axis: Italy, Germany, Japan
500
What were the three uses of concentration camps?
What is 1. Death Camps 2. Medical and scientific experiments 3. Starvation and hard labor
500
What were the three major conferences dealing with the end of WWII?
What is 1. Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam
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